Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-17
SPORTING.
a Good Days Sport at LOuisville-Lucky
Baldwin In high Dudgeon.
Louisville Races.
the Sulta.

| LOUISVILLE, KY, May l6.-The racing
at the Louisville Jockey Club course
opened to-day with one of the largest
crowds that has yet been present. The
track was fast and dry. The louisville
! Cup" two and One-quarter miles, was
the event of the day and proved pretty
race. Lucky B, winner of the cup for the
! last two years, was again competitor
This time he had to face the famous Mon
taua Regent, who was favorite. The 9th.
er starter, Solid Silver, was also a Bald
win entry. The latter held the lead until
he Wearied, when Lucky B failed
| to take it up, allowing Re-
gent to win by three-fourths of length
Murphy, who rode Lucky B, claimed q
| foul, but it was not allowed. Between
the three quarter and seven-eights poles
Regent took the inside, running in front
of Lucky B, but in no way interfering with
his stride. At the finish Murphy got to
whipping Lucky B hard, while Montana
Regent was not touched. The finish eIic-
tied a great deal of cheering, Montana
Regent being very popular. Baldwin is
said to be very angry at the result, and
tonight challenged Morrisey to run Re-
gent against Lucky B or Volante for the
cup, distance, One-half mile, for any
amount between $500 and $4,000.
First race-Mile heats; Phoenix Brew
ing Company purse, $500 added by the
company. Betting 2 to against Billy
Gilmore, 2 to Brookful, 10 to 1 Orpeus,
to l Miss Cleveland. In the first heat
Orpheus got of first, Brookful second, and
others well up. At the first quarter it
was Brookful, Orpheus, Miss Cleveland,
Alphab. BrOokful was a neck in front of
Orpheus. At the three-quarter post Brook
fuI was still first. Coming into the
stretch Gilmore rapidly overlook Brook
full. They raced this way to the wire,
when Gilmore won by half q length !;
Brookful second, two lengths in front of
Orpheus, third. Time, :441.
Second heat-The betting was one to
eight against Billy Gilmore, and six to
one against Brookful. Brookful was off
first to fair start, and led all the way
round to the three-quarter pole, when
Gilmore Tapped him after running third
most of the way. Gilmore won by a
length and half, with Brookful second,
whipping hard, the others beaten off.
Time, l AL. Billy Gilmore was not
touched with the whip, but was discov-
cred to be limping badly, Murphy dis
mounting and leading him to the judges
stand. Gilmore is high in flesh, and it is
thought will be all right again by Weanes5
day.
Second race-Louisville cup, two aud
one quarter miles, sweepstakesS forsA1l
ages, purse $500, of which SEQ went
to second, 500 to third. Ths
only starters were Lucky q
Solid Silver and Montana Regent. Moataxa
Regent was the favorite with the post
odds seven to one. The odds. against .5seky
B, were to to 10 andsEagainst Solid
Silver, his stable comns1ion. They got
of without delay to good start Solid
Silver first; bent uponR setting pace, Re-
gent second and LuckysB last Passing
the stand Solid Silver was three lengths
in the lead, the two latter running
easy up the stretch. Solid
Silver increased his lead to ten or
twelve lengths, Regent holding about
three or four lengths in front of Lucky B.
These positions were not materially
changed until the half mile post was